VH1 has acquired theatrical distribution rights to the documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," a real-life heavy metal tale that has drawn comparisons to the mockumentary classic "This Is Spinal Tap.

The year 2009 saw the official release of Anvil! The Story of Anvil, a now-legendary rockumentary about, obviously, Anvil — a Canadian metal band that never quite made the big-time, despite having ...

With the accolades pouring in (even my mom wants to see it), Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil (the movie) is preparing to go nationwide after a limited run in the US, followed by a more expanded ...

What band was the most influential in establishing the sound of metal when the genre emerged and found its audience back in the early 1980s? If you know it's Canadian metal band Anvil, more ...

"The music lives forever. Maybe the debt does too." -- Steve "Lips" Kudlow, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" I think everyone should, at some point in life, be part of a team. Even if you have no aptitude ...

Last Thursday, a stone’s throw from the former headquarters of Larry Flynt’s Hustler empire, a trove of thirsty teenage influencers, A-listers such as Dustin Hoffman and rock stars including Muse’s ...

I was positive, then perplexed, then positive again about Sacha Gervasi’s Anvil! The Story of Anvil. A documentary? Ha-ha, no: It was ultrasubtle, maybe not funny enough, played with admirable ...

Remember that awesome 2008 rock documentary ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL … No? That’s a shame, because it was a great film. Now, you’ll have a great chance to meet the subjects of that film… but, I ...

In 2003, writer Bill Tuomala offerred a career overview of Van Halen from an alternate universe in which The Stooges, The Ramones and the Clash had become stadium rockers and knocked heavy metal bands ...

Over the last two years of writing this column I've made numerous, promptly ignored recommendations regarding documentaries that have managed the near-miraculous feat of making it into an actual movie ...